Jobs deficit from recession got a little bigger in June

5:55 AM,
Jul. 20, 2013

Written by

Russ Zimmer
CentralOhio.com

Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in June, its highest mark in 2013, according to an employment report released Friday.

Ohio's nonfarm job loss was estimated at 12,500 in June, which was second only to Tennessee for steepest drop by a state, according to a survey of businesses from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A separate household survey from the bureau showed that 9,000 more Ohioans were reportedly working last month than in June 2012.

National numbers, which came out two weeks ago, revealed that the U.S. added 195,000 jobs in June. The unemployment rate was unchanged at ...